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Laughter: An Essay on the Meaning of the Comic is a collection of three essays by French philosopher Henri Bergson, first published in 1900. It was written in French, the original title is Le Rire. Essai sur la signification du comique.
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- Bergson, Henri, 1859-1941
- Le rire. English
- Rothwell, Fred, 1869-1934
In recognizing the comic as it embodies itself in a "rigid," absentminded person, locked into repetitious, socially awkward behavior, Bergson--even as he looks backward, primarily to Molière--seems to be spawning the sophisticated visual and physical comedy of Chaplin, Keaton, and Lloyd.
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various accounts of Bergson’s philosophy, only Jankélévitch’s Henri Bergson (2015), originally published in 1931, contains significant references to Laughter. It should also be noted that Freud’s Jokes and Their Relation to the Unconscious (1990), originally published in 1905, also addresses Bergson’s claims.
Jan 13, 2021 · Henri Bergson’s theory of laughter and the comic sees them as dependent upon a ‘temporary anaesthesia of the heart’ or a lack of sympathy. Elsewhere, Bergson stressed the important idea that rapprochement between people should accompany material and mechanical progress (Creative Evolution).
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Sep 29, 2016 · A classic text for those with an interest in comedy and being a comic. This classic work is being republished now in a new edition complete with a Chapter From “Bergson And His Philosophy” by J....
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Sep 13, 2005 · In this great philosophical essay, Henri Bergson explores why people laugh and what laughter means. Written at the turn of the twentieth century, Laughter explores what it is in language...
